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I.D.

Identity politics is obvious through-out the movies. The most important, and reason for the road trip, happens in the beginning of the movie when Bonnie is set-up and put in jail by raciest cops because she is a Native. The cops are identitfied and the law, but also construed as the "bad guys" in this movie. The Natives have to fight the law and are labeled as law breakers and "weed" grower's and smokers, trying to fight for freedom of their land.

Posted by kuetie31 on April 21, 2008 11:12 AM |

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